LIFE IS PRECIOUS
ABOUT THE SINGIAN FAMILY
(An excerpt from my autobiography,
"The Farmer and the Seed", 2003)
“The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being” (Gen. 2:7)
“Go, then, rejoice over the children of the righteous, who shall all be gathered together and shall bless the Lord of the ages. Happy are those who love you…”
(Tobit 13:13-14)
Maria Lourdes, a 42-year old woman approaches a Benedictine nun. Her anxious face shows how hard up she is. With all the complexities of life, amidst her poverty, she seems to be on the edge of giving up all hopes of a bright future. So tired of working for a day-to-day existence, sometimes or even most of the times, the meager income of her husband hardly able to make both ends meet. Now she’s bearing her 8th child. How could she ever manage? Yet, she comes to her constant benefactor for the usual help. The Benedictine nun doesn’t get tired of helping her nor does she make any remark about family planning! She treats the woman kindly and sees to it that she goes home with something like milk, rice, sugar, oats, old clothes, etc. She merely gives the woman her consoling smile and says, “They are gifts from the Lord!”
I was born on February 19, 1958
San Vicente, Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines
Parents: Hilario G. Singian, Sr. & Ma. Lourdes Siblings: Sr. Delia Ma. O.S.B., Elfleda S. Batac, Romeo Singian, Adoracion S. Werda, Fr. Hilario Singian, O.P., Fortunato Singian, (+)Rosemarie S. Chavez, Cleofas Singian |
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